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Text: | Take Time to Be Holy |
Author: | William D. Longstaff (1822-1894) |
Tune: | LONGSTAFF |
Composer: | George C. Stebbins |
1 Take time to be holy,
Speak oft with thy Lord;
Abide in Him always,
And feed on His word.
Make friends of God's children;
Help those who are weak;
Forgetting in nothing
His blessing to seek.
2 Take time be holy,
The world rushes on;
Much time spend in secret
With Jesus alone;
By looking to Jesus,
Like Him thou shalt be;
Thy friends in thy conduct
His likeness shall see.
3 Take time to be holy,
Let Him be thy Guide,
And run not before Him,
Whatever betide;
In joy or in sorrow,
Still follow thy Lord,
And, looking to Jesus,
Still trust in His Word.
4 Take time to be holy,
Be calm in thy soul;
Each thought and each motive
Beneath His control;
Thus led by His Spirit
To fountains of love,
Thou soon shalt be fitted
For service above.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Take time to be holy |
Title: | Take Time to Be Holy |
Author: | William D. Longstaff (1822-1894) |
Meter: | 6. 5. 6. 5. D. |
Publication Date: | 1955 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | Commitment; Discipleship; Life in Christ: Dedication and Consecration |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | LONGSTAFF |
Composer: | George C. Stebbins (1890) |
Meter: | 6. 5. 6. 5. D. |
Key: | F Major |